Information on the Citizenship Question

Citizenship Question Decision Factsheets + Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision and Talking Points in English

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Chinese (Simplified) Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Chinese (Traditional) Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Gujarati Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Hindi Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Hmong Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Japanese Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Khmer Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Korean Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Lao Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Nepali Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Punjabi Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Tagalog Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Thai Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Urdu Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Vietnamese Talking Points

• Factsheet on Citizenship Question Decision (English) with Spanish Talking Points

The Citizenship Question FAQs

There will NOT be a question about citizenship on the 2020 Census. In June 2019, the Supreme Court struck down the citizenship question, deciding that the Trump Administration's reason for adding the citizenship question violated the law. The Bureau is printing the forms for Census 2020 without a citizenship question. These factsheets are here for reference to provide background information for why the citizenship question was harmful for the 2020 Census.

• Backgrounder: The Census Bureau’s Decision to Add a Citizenship Question to the 2020 Census

• Backgrounder: Debunking the Myths about the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Form

  • Debunking the Myths on the Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census Form (Chinese)

• In-Depth Analysis of the Citizenship Question, Language Access, and Other Critical Issues on the 2020 Census